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It is also no secret that smartphones have for the past few years hit a plateau phase. They are all sleek, slim rectangular blocks with big beautiful displays, pretty decent performance, great cameras and for the most part, pretty good battery lives. Buying used smartphones has never been a worthy venture as it is today. Smartphone makers release new models every year. This is often followed by intense viral marketing to tickle your itch to upgrade....

First and foremost, the power bank must be new. Under no circumstances must you buy an old battery bank. Those old power banks come with their own problems and also a diminished lifespan. Another vital factor to consider is its battery capacity. This is the amount of electric charge it can deliver at the rated voltage. It’s measured in milliAmps per Hour (mAH). It’s important that you buy the highest possible capacity that you can afford....

Speaking at the launch, Tigo Interim General Manager Cecile Tiano said: “This once again demonstrates our company’s commitment to the digital lifestyle transformation and its leadership in delivering cutting edge technology and innovation in this market.” The 4G LTE network means faster speeds to surf and download content from the Internet and make Skype calls. It also significantly enhances the customer experience for video streaming or conferencing. The new technology is about 5 times faster than the 3G technology currently available in the market....

OneNote Carrying the same naming format as some of other Microsoft’s product is a free app that helps you take control of tasks and put ideas down. It adopts a virtual canvas wherein you can pin notes, pictures, videos and web clips. You’ve got different coloured sections on the note which aids faster visual identification of the type of note it is. You can create and keep track of your to-do list easily to make sure your goals are in place....

I’ll show you how to set up Google Assistant Routines in the steps below and share the top 4 Google Assistant Routines you can adopt in 2021. How to Setup Google Assistant Routines Step 1: Long-press the Home icon on your phone Step 2: When the Google Assistant opens up, say “Setup Routines” Step 3: Choose Routines or More settings and scroll through the list of available pre-set routines and tap on Start Your Routines....

Use VLC as a Video Downloader for YouTube There are many video downloaders available for YouTube video downloads. As a Matter of fact, we even discussed the Top Seven Video Downloaders. VLC has this feature built in. VLC lets you play and download YouTube videos right from its desktop interface. Here’s how: Find a video on YouTube and copy the URL from the address bar. Click on Media > Open Network stream....

I have been using multiple routers over the years. From 3G USB dongles back in the days of 3G mobile internet, to MiFis, 4G LTE routers/modems from Huawei, ZTE to standard WiFi routers from D-Link, Linksys, Netgear. WiFi routers are not very popular this side of the globe primarily because people access internet through Mobile phones and 4G MiFis. WiFi routers have mostly been a thing of offices, not really consumer devices found in homes as is the case in other parts of the world....

Now most telecoms in Uganda are aware of their customers’ work-home balance. Work stays at work so that when Mummy and Dad come home, they can max on family time and eventually sleep as well. Read more: Here’s the missing mobile data promotion guide for all Ugandan Mobile networks you should have But the Telecoms know not everyone respects these boundaries — especially the geeks. So while everyone else is asleep, you can stay up all night from mid-night to 6am and enjoy cheap data you won’t afford during the day....

Like the previous character limit on Twitter, each voice tweet has a 140 seconds time limit. Once this time limit is reached, a new voice tweet automatically starts to create a thread. Previously, in 2017, Twitter increased the character limit per tweet from 140 characters to 280 characters. They did this because they wanted “every person around the world to easily express themselves on Twitter”. This introduction of this new voice tweet goes further to emphasize that want....

What’s New? The new changes made from the predecessor are more Wakanet Max data bundles for customers to choose from. One additional data bouquets were added and the cheapest and highest data volumes were revised. Wakanet Max Bundle Options For the uninitiated, MTN WakaNet MAX is a home Internet solution that offers 4G data connectivity through a single WakaNet MAX router. The router supports up to 32 gadgets, with data bundles that don’t expire....

Levono K3 Note Specifications Dual SIM 4G smartphone Octa-core 1.7 GHz Processor 16GB ROM, 2GB RAM 13MP back camera, 5 MP front camera Removable 3000 mAh battery Android v5.0 Lollipop, upgradeable to Mashmallow Read more on the Lenovo K3 Note Review: An affordable 5.5, full HD, 4G LTE midrange smartphone from Vodafone Uganda

Under this partnership, Afrimax a 4G LTE telecommunications operator in sub saharan Africa, will be exploring more opportunities in the region. Afrimax CEO Peter Langkilde, and CFO Rob Philpott, are quoted saying: Vodafone now joins MTN, Airtel, Orange (Now Africell), Smart Telecom and Uganda Telecom as the sixth Telecom in the Ugandan Market. The expansion to Uganda will grow Vodafone’s territory that currently includes operations in south Africa, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho and Mozambique under the Vodacom brand....

These digital platforms are going to become the new norm of how we communicate and express ourselves. Given the ever-increasing presence of smart devices of all shapes and sizes at minimal cost, information flow is going to triple or even quadruple in the next 10 years. Three computing factors will catapult this trend. More cost effectiveness in Storage(GBs), computational power(GHz) and faster networks (Gbps). Already unlimited (free) cloud storage is becoming the in-thing thanks to providers like Hive and more recently Microsoft (through OneDrive)....

Wouldn’t you want to start off your day by asking some virtual assistant to show you the days’ appointments, weather forecast, or directions to the nearest restaurant? Maybe you do. Maybe you don’t. But a new legion of smart displays and wireless bluetooth speakers powered by Artificial Intelligence voice assistants want to be addition of gadgets and appliances in your house. Your smartphone already automates a big part of your life....

But for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM), these nitty-gritties are very important and in fact one OEM, Huawei to be specific is facing the heat of this differentiation. As you might already know, Google is reportedly ceasing business with Huawei as a result of the chinese telco and phone vendor being added to an export blacklist by the Trump Administration. The consequences of this update is that new Huawei devices will no longer be supported by Android, Google’s Mobile Operating System even though existing devices will continue to receive updates....

Since the Everything Button is super versatile, it can still be used as your CAPS-lock button. In this article, we’ll explain what the Everything Button on your Chromebook is and what you can achieve with this button. What is the Everything Button on a Chromebook? The Everything Button is found on the left-hand side of your Chromebook, and it has a search icon on it. It is located where conventional keyboards have the CAPS lock button....

Many skeptics predicted negative effects as a result of the taxation on Mobile Money transactions arguing that Mobile Money is majorly used by the poor and taxing transfers meant that the poor or un-banked population would no longer afford to transact or would do so with difficulty thus crippling the growth of the sector. After thinking critically about the tax imposed and the increased tariffs by some telecoms, I concluded that both won’t matter for reasons I detail below....

Say your cousin connected to your WiFi network and somehow downloaded a malware, there’s a huge chance of the malware affecting your devices too. Or perhaps your neighbor connected a computer filled with malicious programs to your network, such programs could (and would) easily spread to your devices too. So what do you do to prevent this? Interestingly, you won’t need to buy a separate router to get this done neither do you need extra cables nor have to pay your ISP extra cash; you can simply set up a Guest Network on your router....

Samsung has announced wireless reverse charging support in the newly released Galaxy S10 devices. Samsung has chosen to call it “wireless powershare” but they essentially mean the same thing. With powershare, you can turn your smartphone into a wireless charging pad that can charge other smartphones and accessories such as bluetooth earbuds, smartwatches and fitness bands. You put the S10 down and you put another smartphone right on top of it....

The event is organized by Mara launchpad and Hivecolab with Smile Communication and Nokia being the Sponsors in partnership and the World bank. On Sunday, teams will pitch their ideas to a panel of judges and stakeholders in the sanitation sector. The winners will implement their projects with key stakeholders while the other teams’ projects will continue to be developed under the hive collab lab program by hivecolab. I’ve already interacted with various teams on the site and the ideas and apps coming out of this hackathon will astonish you....